USN-8970-1

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    USN-8970-1

    Published: 3 Nov 2026Last Modified: 3 Nov 2026

    Summary: gvfs vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that GVfs did not properly validate data returned by an SFTP server. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2026-84267) It was discovered that GVfs did not properly validate the size of replies from an AFP server. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-84269) It was discovered that GVfs did not properly validate the size of data returned by an MTP device. An attacker with a malicious MTP device could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-84270)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8970-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-84267, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-84269, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-84270

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gvfs

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/gvfs?arch=source&distro=jammy

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.48.2-0ubuntu1.3

    Affected versions

    1.47.91-1ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    USN-8970-1 | CVE-DB